11 Business Studies 1

This course is designed for students who wish to gain an understanding of how small businesses operate in New Zealand, giving students the confidence and skills to pursue careers in business and entrepreneurship.  The course involves a practical business experience where with a group of others, students are required to operate their own small businesses.  The practical project is supported with learning across a range of concepts including marketing, human resources, operations management, business structure and the factors that influence how business’s operations from experiencing their own business activity and the learning of related theory.  It can be studied as a stand-alone course, or as a useful complement to the traditional courses of Economics or Accounting.